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Leaders of a number of European Countries, including
Germany, France, and Greece consider it a paradox
that Turkey, which is ambitious to become fully
integrated into Europe, denies recognition of the EU
Member Cyprus, and applies economic sanctions
against it. EU Council’s session on foreign affairs
and common issues is going to be held on December
11. The President of the European Commission Jose
Manuel Barroso hopes that the European countries
will have developed a common view point by that time
and says that Turkey’s integration into EU is
suspended at least for 20 years.
Turkey’s integration into EU has become the number
one question on the agenda of the US Foreign Policy.
Will US, regardless everything, impose its will on
EU regarding Turkey’s Euro integration, or will EU
fight the pressure and make it on its own way, which
in fact, was obvious already last year, when the
negotiations on full membership of Turkey in
European Union had only started. Such turnings in
the doings gave birth to some
problems; after the defeat of the Republicans, it is
senseless to speak about the US policy in Europe.
America has already got stuck in Iraq and
Afghanistan. But there is also the problem with
North Kurdistan, which, mildly speaking causes
troubles in the Turkish-Iraqi relationships.
Besides, it should be remembered that Turkey,
finding itself on the roadside to Europe, may
suddenly recall its belonging to Islam, and then the
world will have a rather powerful country ruling
over the army headquarters, and which can very soon
become uncontrollable and even unpredictable. Both
Brussels and Washington is well aware of this fact,
that’s why they are trying to avoid such a scenario.
Moreover, according to Hudson University expert
Zeyno Baran, the probability of military upheaval in
Turkey in 2007 is estimated 50/50. That is why, she
advises to recognize Turkey’s integration into EU,
to avoid “unpleasant” outcomes.
George Bush’s true ally Prime Minister of Great
Britain Tony Blair called Turkey and EU “to
compromise over the issue of Turkey’s integration
into Europe”. According to Turkish mass media the
British Prime Minister fears Turkey’s close
relations with Islamic radical countries (because of
Ankara’s confrontation with EU), which will have its
negative impact on the Caspian power stuff supply.
“We must take measures to help to carry on the
process of Turkey’s integration into EU. It will
demand compromises from all the sides involved in
it. To deny Turkey, I believe, would be a serious
mistake for Europe in respect to long-term
prospective”, quotes British Mass Media. EU demands
from Turkey to satisfy the requirements of the
additional protocol of Customs Union and open its
sea and airport to Cyprus. The Turkish authorities
in their turn demand to remove the trade and
economic embargo from the northern part of the
island, where the self- declared “Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus” is formed, which is recognized
in the whole world community by Ankara only. Other
requirements are the negotiations with Armenia over
the matter of the Armenian Genocide, reestablishment
of the railway communication with Armenia and
negotiations with Greek refugees from the Northern
Cyprus (occupied by Turkey in 1974), and provision
of equal rights of Kurds.
As for the words of the Pope Benedict XVI, according
to which he “supports the country’s urge towards
integration into European Union”, then it must be
mentioned that this statement doesn’t adjust with
his previous statements, when he was still Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger of Germany. At the time he
announced, “The fact that Turkey is an Islamic
country means that this country can never belong to
the European Union”.
Panarmenian net
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan"
Southeast Turkey. The Kurds have no rights in
Turkey.
Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey) wikipedia
First world war
massacres | Related
issue:
Armenian Genocide by Turkish Muslims against
Christians
Turkey faces international pressure to recognise
that more than 1 million Armenians were massacred
during a 1915 campaign of ethnic cleansing by
Ottoman Turks. Turkish officials claim that most
deaths were caused by hunger and disease.
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